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Sunday, October 11, 2009

Frederick City Debating Cameras

Frederick City is considering authorizing speed cameras this year, with the majority of City Aldermen voicing their support for the proposal at an October 7th Meeting. If approved, Frederick would be authorized to collect net revenues equal to 10% of its current budget -- about $11million/year after the contractor's cut, assuming the same % as Montgomery County pays, or about 8 tickets per resident of the city per year --- at the expense of residents' constitutional right to face their accuser and be considered innocent until proven guilty.

Donna Kuzemchak and Marcia Hall were both quoted by the Frederick Post supporting the cameras. One Alderman David Koontz expressed his desire to push the limits of what the law allows and then request the restrictions be lifted by stating 'I think it's ridiculous we can only have them in school zones'. Police Chief Kim Dine said the half-mile radius and the number of schools in the city would create a large area for cameras to operate, indicating this is OK with him.

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The mission of the Maryland Drivers Alliance is to protect the rights of Maryland drivers. We oppose programs and fees which treat motorists as cash cows or which do not give proper consideration to the interests and rights of the driving public.

The Maryland Drivers Alliance opposes the corrupting effect which automated enforcement has on our justice system. Our activities have helped to exonerate literally thousands of motorists from erroneous or wrongfully issued speed camera tickets. The spotlight our efforts have placed on corrupt or incompetent local government photo enforcement programs has forced agencies to be more transparent and less unfair in their treatment of motorists.

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